| 摘要 |
1. A support mechanism for supporting a hood (10) with respect to a vehicle to which the hood (10) is pivotally coupled, the support mechanism (14) comprising: a first arm (16) having a first end pivotally coupled to the vehicle and having a second end; a second arm (30) having a first end pivotally coupled to the second end of the first arm (16), and having a second end; a lift rod (40) having a first end (42) pivotally coupled to the vehicle, having a second end (48) for engaging and supporting the hood (10), and having a central portion (54) pivotally coupled to the second end of the second arm (30); a resilient member (60) coupled between the first and second arms (16,30) and biased to urge the second end of the second arm (30) upwardly and towards the hood (10). 2. The support mechanism of claim 1, wherein: a pivot pin (24) couples the second arm (30) to the first arm (16), the resilient member (60) being coiled around the pivot pin (24). 3. The support mechanism of claim 1 or 2, wherein: a pivot pin (24) couples the second arm (30) to the first arm (16), the pivot pin (24) being non-rotatably attached to one of the arms (16,30), the resilient member (60) being coiled around the pivot pin (24), the resilient member (60) having an inner end anchored to the pivot pin (24) and having an outer end (62) anchored to the other of the arms (30). 4. The support mechanism of one of the claims 1 to 3, wherein: a pivot pin (24) couples the second arm(30) to the first arm (16), the pivot pin (24) being non-rotatably attached to the first arm(16), the resilient member (60) being coiled around the pivot pin (24), the resilient member (60) having an inner end anchored to the pivot pin(24) and having an outer end (62) anchored to the second arm (30). 5. The support mechanism of one of the claims 1 to 4, wherein: the first end (42) of the lift rod (40) is coupled to a bracket (46) by a removable pivot pin (44) which is removably received by bores in the first end (42) of the rod (40) and the bracket (46), said removable pivot pin (44) being removable to permit raising of the hood (10) approximately 90 degrees with respect to a lowered position. |
